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Vale M, Orišková S, Mariquito A, Reis L, Pinto M, Marques AC. Multicomponent oxide microspheres with designed macroporosity (MICROSCAFS®): a customized platform for chemicals immobilization. RSC Adv 2023; 13:12951-12965. [PMID: 37114025 PMCID: PMC10128106 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00895a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
A novel versatile, easily recoverable, and recyclable material platform is herein presented, consisting of multicomponent oxide microspheres, of silica-titania and silica-titania-hafnia composition, with tailored interconnected macroporosity (MICROSCAFS®). When functionalized or loaded with desired species, they are potential enablers of emerging applications in environmental remediation, among other fields. We combine emulsion templating for the spherical shape of the particles, with an adapted sol-gel technique involving polymerization-induced phase separation by spinodal decomposition. An advantage of our method regards the employed mix of precursors, which prevents the use of specific gelation additives and porogens and allows a high reproducibility of MICROSCAFS®. We present insight into their formation mechanism using cryo-scanning electron microscopy, and a systematic study of the effect of multiple synthesis parameters on the MICROSCAFS® size and porosity. The composition of the silicon precursors has the most significant effect on fine-tuning the pores size, ranging from the nanometer to the micron scale. Mechanical properties are correlated with morphological features. Larger macroporosity (68% open porosity, estimated by X-ray computed tomography) leads to less stiffness, higher elastic recovery, and compressibility values up to 42%. We believe this study creates a base for consistent custom MICROSCAFS® production, with a design for various future applications.
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- Mário Vale
- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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- IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal
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Sultan U, Götz A, Schlumberger C, Drobek D, Bleyer G, Walter T, Löwer E, Peuker UA, Thommes M, Spiecker E, Apeleo Zubiri B, Inayat A, Vogel N. From Meso to Macro: Controlling Hierarchical Porosity in Supraparticle Powders. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300241. [PMID: 36932894 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A drying droplet containing colloidal particles can consolidate into a spherical assembly called a supraparticle. Such supraparticles are inherently porous due to the spaces between the constituent primary particles. Here, the emergent, hierarchical porosity in spray-dried supraparticles is tailored via three distinct strategies acting at different length scales. First, mesopores (<10 nm) are introduced via the primary particles. Second, the interstitial pores are tuned from the meso- (35 nm) to the macro scale (250 nm) by controlling the primary particle size. Third, defined macropores (>100 nm) are introduced via templating polymer particles, which can be selectively removed by calcination. Combining all three strategies creates hierarchical supraparticles with fully tailored pore size distributions. Moreover, another level of the hierarchy is added by fabricating supra-supraparticles, using the supraparticles themselves as building blocks, which provide additional pores with micrometer dimensions. The interconnectivity of the pore networks within all supraparticle types is investigated via detailed textural and tomographic analysis. This work provides a versatile toolbox for designing porous materials with precisely tunable, hierarchical porosity from the meso- (3 nm) to the macroscale (≈10 µm) that can be utilized for applications in catalysis, chromatography, or adsorption.
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- Umair Sultan
- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN), Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), IZNF, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN), Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), IZNF, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mineral Processing, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mineral Processing, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN), Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), IZNF, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN), Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), IZNF, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Marques AC, Vale M. Macroporosity Control by Phase Separation in Sol-Gel Derived Monoliths and Microspheres. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:4247. [PMID: 34361442 PMCID: PMC8348184 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Macroporous and hierarchically macro/mesoporous materials (mostly monoliths and microspheres) have attracted much attention for a variety of applications, such as supporting or enabling materials in chromatography, energy storage and conversion, catalysis, biomedical devices, drug delivery systems, and environmental remediation. A well-succeeded method to obtain these tailored porous materials relies on the sol-gel technique, combined with phase separation by spinodal decomposition, and involves as well emulsification as a soft template, in the case of the synthesis of porous microspheres. Significant advancements have been witnessed, in terms of synthesis methodologies optimized either for the use of alkoxides or metal-salts and material design, including the grafting or immobilization of a specific species (or nanoparticles) to enable the most recent trends in technological applications, such as photocatalysis. In this context, the evolution, in terms of material composition and synthesis strategies, is discussed in a concerted fashion in this review, with the goal of inspiring new improvements and breakthroughs in the framework of porous materials.
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- Ana C. Marques
- CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
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Yang X, Qiu P, Yang J, Fan Y, Wang L, Jiang W, Cheng X, Deng Y, Luo W. Mesoporous Materials-Based Electrochemical Biosensors from Enzymatic to Nonenzymatic. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e1904022. [PMID: 31643131 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201904022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mesoporous materials have drawn more and more attention in the field of biosensors due to their high surface areas, large pore volumes, tunable pore sizes, as well as abundant frameworks. In this review, the progress on mesoporous materials-based biosensors from enzymatic to nonenzymatic are highlighted. First, recent advances on the application of mesoporous materials as supports to stabilize enzymes in enzymatic biosensing technology are summarized. Special emphasis is placed on the effect of pore size, pore structure, and surface functional groups of the support on the immobilization efficiency of enzymes and the biosensing performance. Then, the development of a nonenzymatic strategy that uses the intrinsic property of mesoporous materials (carbon, silica, metals, and composites) to mimic the behavior of enzymes for electrochemical sensing of some biomolecules is discussed. Finally, the challenges and perspective on the future development of biosensors based on mesoporous materials are proposed.
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- Xuanyu Yang
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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